Skeptic Ginger
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I missed several total eclipses before I saw this one.
1979: I was in Australia
1991: Clouds rolled in at the last minute
2017: Success!
Merged Solar Eclipse 2017!
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1979: I was in Australia
1991: Clouds rolled in at the last minute
2017: Success!
alfaniner
Penultimate Amazing
I missed several total eclipses before I saw this one.
1979: I was in Australia
1991: Clouds rolled in at the last minute
2017: Success!
I am happy for you!
GodMark2
Master Poster
I did that at my local park, subsidized by my own wallet. I still have a couple dozed left: I would have run out, but the local HMO (Kaiser) was also giving them away for free. I suppose they'll still be good in 7 years.
Dumb All Over
A Little Ugly on the Side
From the NASA website:
So, yeah. As long as they are not punctured or scratched, NASA says you can use them seven years from now and beyond.
GodMark2
Master Poster
I plan to use the protective mailer they shipped in for keeping them safe.More likely than damage is that they simply get put in "that box" and stored "somewhere".
dasmiller
Just the right amount of cowbell
Finally got around to posting a couple of pictures. Not NatGeo quality, but I'm happy anyway. Yes, there's some colorful lens flare in the 2nd.
Totality Background
Diamond Ring Eclipse Background
Both shared from Flickr.
Totality Background
Diamond Ring Eclipse Background
Both shared from Flickr.
Wouldn't you know it? You go to a lot of trouble to take some nice photos of the sun, and the moon gets in your way. Down in front!
Seriously, nice images.
dasmiller
Just the right amount of cowbell
It's always something!
Seriously, nice images.
Thanks. My original intent was to just observe this eclipse and try to get good pictures in 2024, but I brought the camera just in case I changed my mind. I'm glad I did, because A) who knows if I'll actually see the 2024 eclipse, and B) I can learn from these pictures so I'll be more prepared next time.
Delvo
Дэлво Δε&#
The next one will be in April. Anybody who would want to travel for it should be making plans & obtaining supplies now, or even sooner. A video I just saw on it said the hotels along the path are already just about completely taken but campgrounds might not be. The next one will enter this country in Texas, go over the Ozarks, almost perfectly cover both Lakes Erie and Ontario, and straddle the border with Canada from New York to Maine.
Last time, I drove from Pennsylvania to the Tennessee & North Carolina border, while my family in Kansas City just stayed home and let it come to them. This time, I live in its path. I wouldn't need to go anywhere but right outside my door, but have considered possible more-scenic destinations up to a few driving-hours away. I live less than a 20-minute drive away from Niagara Falls, and I'm sure there will be huge gatherings on both sides of the border there, well beyond the local parking capacity. I also notice that Poplar Bluff, Missouri, a place I lived at for several weeks long ago and have some good memories from, will be dead-center on the path this time, but my favorite sites from around there are forested, and an open field would work better for this.
The southern & western end of that path through the USA is less likely to be clouded than the northern & eastern end, in general. But, of course, some storms do take a southern track, hitting down there and missing up here, so there won't be a way to be sure until a few days before, so it's best to have two possible destinations to pick between on short notice.
Last time, I drove from Pennsylvania to the Tennessee & North Carolina border, while my family in Kansas City just stayed home and let it come to them. This time, I live in its path. I wouldn't need to go anywhere but right outside my door, but have considered possible more-scenic destinations up to a few driving-hours away. I live less than a 20-minute drive away from Niagara Falls, and I'm sure there will be huge gatherings on both sides of the border there, well beyond the local parking capacity. I also notice that Poplar Bluff, Missouri, a place I lived at for several weeks long ago and have some good memories from, will be dead-center on the path this time, but my favorite sites from around there are forested, and an open field would work better for this.
The southern & western end of that path through the USA is less likely to be clouded than the northern & eastern end, in general. But, of course, some storms do take a southern track, hitting down there and missing up here, so there won't be a way to be sure until a few days before, so it's best to have two possible destinations to pick between on short notice.
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dasmiller
Just the right amount of cowbell
Already have my plan. My brother lives on the edge of the path of totality; I'm going to visit him & probably drive a bit.
Yeah, I'd originally thought I'd head for Texas, and the odds of clear weather are better there, but they aren't that much better, so I wound up planning on Ohio.
I'll have a car available so my plan is to watch the weather and be ready to drive (up to a couple hundred miles) to where the odds look best. Of course, it's possible that the entire area could be overcast.
If weather permits, I'll view it from Wapakoneta, Ohio. I've never visited it, but my father grew up there and, of course, it's was Neil Armstrong's home.
ETA: If any mods are watching, should we split the last two posts off to a new "Solar Eclipse 2024!" (or some such) thread?
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